Shoeshine stand



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SHOESHINE STAND Filed May 21, 1,940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 F" I"T IT T-I m 5.

5 2 19 MIT-1} 4 INVENTOR. OLIVER Jouas flaw M44 ATTORNEYS.

July 15, 1 941. 0. JONES SIHQHQSX'IIIIE STAND Filed May 21, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 5 M w m zm 0 m m 7 5 I, Z NW A 3 I 2 B T w u f H M a w n .../,O A .v M a m t A I M n mi fl a 1 H Patented July 15, 1941 snons nnvn STAND .Oliver Jim, llewark, N. J. Application May'21, 1940, S ,e'1 ialN;3 3',3 20

2 Claims.

and, more particularly, to a shoe-shine stand in which the foot rests are retractable to a position within the stand when not in use.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a shoe-shine stand with foot rests which may be moved to an inoperative position aften use by means of a simple and inexpensive mechanism.

A further object of this invention is to providefoot rests for a shoe shine stand which may be adjusted to accommodate the length of the leg of the person whose shoes are shined.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a shoe-shine stand in which both foot rests may be retracted into an inoperative position within the body of the stand simultaneously through the same actuating mechanism.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent in the course of the fo1lowingspecification.

The above and other objects of this invention may be accomplished by providing ashoe-shine stand having a main body portion. with. a seat portion on top thereof and a step portion extending from the front of said stand atthe bottom thereof. A crank shaft which extends 1ongitudinally of the stand beneath the seat por tion is provided, the same being manually opera ative from the exterior of the stand. Longitudi nally spaced foot rests are each pivotally connected to a crank on said crank shaft and are adapted to be placed in an operative position over the step when the crank shaft is turned in one direction and withdrawn into compartments within the stand below the seat portion when the crank is turned in the opposite direction.

The invention will appear more clearly from the following detailed description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, showing by way of example a preferred embodiment of the invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the shoe-shine stand of this invention with the upper part of the seat portion broken away.

Figure 2 is a sectional plan view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 1, the partially extended position of the foot rest being shown in dotted lines.

Figure 4 is a sectional view similar to Figure 3, the foot-rest, however, being shown in a fully extended position.

(01.15-265) This invention relates to shoe-shine stands Likenumerals refer to like parts throughout theseveral views.

The shoe-shine stand of thisinvention comprises a ma in body portion .IO having on top thereof a seat portion II. vA stepjl2, extends from the front of .the:,body .lfl at the bottom thereof andhas therein a storage drawer 13.

Under the seat portion II are footrest compartments l4 and li'into. which the foot rests l6 and, respectively, are retracted when in an inoperative position,. as will hereafter be fully described.

The foot rests l6 and I! are longitudinally spaced one from .the other so that the feet of the wearer whose shoes are ,being shined will be spaced apart a sulficient distance to allow easy access to the while he is shining the shoes.

Shelves l8 and I9 may ,beplaced in the compartment 20 between compartments l4 and I5 to provide proper storage space for shoe-shining equipment. It will be, readily understood that doors could be supplied for the chambers l4, l5 and 20, so that the foot rests when in inoperative position and the storage compartment, when not in use, could be closed from view.

Extending longitudinally of the main body portion In and rotatably mounted in the opposite side pieces 2l and 22 ofsaid body portion is a crank shaft 23. The crank shaft 23 has ahandle 24 fixedly attached to one endthereof} extendingoutside of-the body portion "It, so that the crank-shaft may be manually rotated.

In the portion of the crankshaft-23 within the compartment I4, is formed a U-shaped crank 25. A U-shaped crank 26 likewise is formed in the portion of the crank shaft 23 within the compartment I5. 7

The foot rest I6 is connected to the U-shaped crank 25 by means of a bracket 21 fastened to Likewise the foot rest I! is connected to the U-shaped crank 26 by means of a bracket 29 fastened to the foot rest, the bracket having a bearing portion 30.

An abutment 3| is fastened to the rear wall of the compartment I4 and an abutment 32 fastened to the rear wall of the compartment l5, so that the foot rests I6 and I! will engage said abutments when the foot rests are in their operative position.

shoes. by the shoe-shiner A heel stop 33 is shown positioned on the foot rest l6 while a like stop 34 is also fastened to the foot rest [1.

In order that a shoe, not on a wearers foot, can be held in position on a foot rest while shined, a shoe holding device such as illustrated in Figure 4 of the drawings may be provided. This device comprises an arm 35 having a hook 36 on one end thereof which is adapted to engage an eye 31': fastened to the underside of the seat portion l l. l

A downwardly projecting member 38 is mounted in a slot 39 in the opposite end of said arm. 1

The downwardly projecting arm has a pin 40 adapted to engage the under surface of' the arm 35. j The lower end of the downwardly projectin member 38 has a shoe holding form 41 pivoted thereto at 42.

A spring 43 is adapted to beattachedto an eye 44 on the arm 35 and also an eye, 45 on the foot rest 11, as shown in Figure' l of the'drawings, so'that the shoe holding form M will be held solidly in engagement with the shoe to be shined by tension of the spring. 'In the operation of'the shoe-shine stand of this invention, a customer mounts the stand and becomes seated in the seat'portion H while the foot rests l6 and I1 are in their inoperative position, there being no danger of his catching or tearing his clothing thereon, the rests being in their respective compartments and out of the way.

' After the customer is seated, the handle 24 is given a quarter or 9'0 turn in a counterclockwise direction, which turns the crank shaft 23 and lowers the foot rests IE1 and H to their operative position,'as shown in dotted lines in Figure 3 of the drawings. I

If the customer has'long legs, and it is desired to extend the foot rests l6 and I1, the handle is given a further turn of 180, or a three-quarter turn in a counter clockwise direction from? the starting point," which turns the crank shaft 23, extending the foot rests to a pos'tion shown in Figure 4 of the drawings. When the shoes have been shined, the wearer removes his feet from the rests, the handle 24 is turned in a clock-wise directionto the starting point, retracting the foot rests l6 and I1 into the compartments I 4 and l5, respectively, leaving the step l2 unobstructed. The customer may leave the stand without coming in contact with the foot rest.

It is apparent that this, specific embodiment shown and described has been given by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, and that the structure above described is subject to a wide variation and modification without departing from the scope or intent of the invention, all of which variations and modifications are to be included within the scope of the present invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In a shoe-shining stand having a main body portion with a seat thereon,-a crank shaft having two longitudinally spaced substantially U-shaped crank portions formed therein rotatably mounted in said body portion beneath said seat and extending longitudinally thereof, means for rotating said shaft, a foot rest pivotally mounted intermediate the opposite ends thereof oneach crank portion whereby rotation of said crank shaft in one direction will simultaneously position the foot rests in a substantially vertical position within the body portion and rotation of said shaft in the opposite di-' rection will simultaneously extend said foot rests in a substantially horizontal position so as to project beyond said body portion a distance determined by the amount of rotation of said shaft, and abutment means arranged and adapted to limit downward pivotal movement of said foot rests to a substantially horizontal position.

2. In a shoe-shining stand having a main body'portion with a seat'thereon, a crankshaft having two longitudinally spaced substantially U-shaped crank portions formed therein rotatablymounted in said body portion beneath said seat and extending longitudinally thereof, means for rotating said shaft, a foot rest pivotally mounted intermediate the opposite ends thereof on the bottom of said U-shaped crank portions, said foot rests being of a greater width than said U-shaped crank adjacent said mounting whereby rotation of'said crankshaft in one direction will simultaneously position the foot rests in a substantially vertical position within the body portion and rotation of said shaft in the opposite direction will simultaneously extend said foot rests in a substantially horizontal position so as to project beyond said body portion a distance determined by the amount of rotation of said shaft, and abutment means arranged and adapted to limit downward pivotal movement of said foot rest to a substantially horizontal position.

OLIVER JONES. 

